Japanese immigration to the United States
World War II and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The War Relocation Authority
The legacy of Japanese-American internment.
Narrative overview: Prologue ; Japanese immigration to the United States ; World War II and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ; The War Relocation Authority ; Life in the camps ; Paths to freedom ; Returning home ; The legacy of Japanese-American internment
Biographies: Clara Breed (1906-1994), librarian who corresponded with Japanese-American children during internment ; John L. DeWitt (1880-1962), U.S. Army lieutenant general and Western Defense Commander during World War II ; Gordon Hirabayashi (1918-2012), Civil Rights activist who challenged internment during World War II ; Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012), World War II veteran and U.S. senator from Hawaii ; Saburo Kido (1902-1977), president of the Japanese American Citizens League during World War II ; Fred Korematsu (1919-2005), activist who challenged Japanese-American internment during World War II ; Mike Masaoka (1915-1991), national secretary of the Japanese American Citizens League during World War II ; Kazuo Masuda (1918-1944), World War II veteran of the 442nd regimental combat team ; Dillon S. Myer (1891-1982), director of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946 ; Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), president of the United States during World War II ; Minoru Yasui (1916-1986), activist who challenged internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
Primary sources: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of infamy" speech ; Pearl Harbor changes the world of a young Japanese-American girl ; A college student recalls fear and uncertainty after Pearl Harbor ; Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt urges Japanese evacuation of the Pacific coast ; Executive Order 9066 paves the way for internment ; The evacuation order for all persons of Japanese ancestry ; The Japanese American Citizens League supports evacuation orders ; A young mother's nightmarish experience of evacuation and internment ; A sixth-grader describes her arrival at Manzanar ; Bitterness and disillusionment at Poston ; A young internee provides a glimpse of life in Poston ; Report on the work of the War Relocation Authority ; The War Department ends the internment program ; President Ford officially terminates Executive Order 9066 ; Civil Liberties Act of 1988 ; The United States formally apologizes to internees ; Former internee George Takei remembers Camp Rohwer.
